Birth: 06 MAR 1756 in orphand as an infant raised by "brothers and sisters" [Founding father of Walden Family R-D haplotype], Middlesex County, Virginia Colony 4

Event:
Milit-Beg 1777 Viriginia

Note: and served under Thos. Ewell, Spellman, Dudley, Augustin Tabb, Eggleson and Armstrong and under Col William Dent Abraham Buford and Henry Lee with the Virginia volunteers; in the battles of Monmouth, Stony Point and was present at the evacuation of Charleston
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On October 25, 1832 John Walden signed an Affidavit (by his mark) in Putnam County, Indiana, the following are excerpts from said Affidavit:

John Walden, aged 76 years declared before Amory Kinney presiding Judgeof the 7th Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana and the Honorable David Derveese and William Elmore, Associate Judges for Putnam County,Indiana, as follows: He makes this declaration in order to receive the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers: Colonel William Brent; Lt. Colonel Charles Dabney; Major John Lee; and Captain Augustine Tabb. To the best of his recollection he entered the service in the summer of 1777 and left the service at the conclusion of peace in 1783. He was at the battle of Monmouth under the above-named officers.He was a resident of Middlesex County Virginia when he entered theservice. He was a volunteer in the Virginia State Troops. He first marched to Williamsburg and remained one year or longer. He then marched to Valley Forge and joined the Continental Army. He believes the first march was to New Jersey in the next pursuit of the British. He then marched backward and forward in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. He was at the taking of Stoney Point, he does not recallthe name of his immediate commander but knows that Colonel Posey was the man that pulled down the British flag. It was there that he first sawGeneral Washington the day after the fort was taken. He also remembersthat 12 men were hanged upon the flag staff the day after the fort was taken. After Bluford's defeat he was transferred to his regiment and then was attached to Lee's Legion and served the balance of his time until the conclusion of the war under him. His Captain's name was Armstrong of the First Company of the Light Dragoons commonly called the Sorrels and he was taken out of foot service and mounted. He was at the taking of Fort Watson which was attacked and taken under cover of moss and cow hides. From Fort Watson he marched to Fridays Ferry. Then he marched to Fort Donnison which was taken by shooting arrows into the roof of the house with lighted matches attached to them. He was then marched into Charleston as the British were evacuating and shortly thereafter he was discharged at Richmond, Virginia by Major Joseph Eggleston of Lee's Legion.

On February 26, 1833 John Walden signed an Affidavit (by his mark) in Putnam County, Indiana, the following are excerpts from said Affidavit. This is an amendment to the Affidavit set out above, before the same Judges:

It was Fort Johnson which was taken by shooting flaming arrows That he was born in the County of Middlesex in the State of Virginia on the water of the Rappahanok River about the 6th or 8th of the month of March in the year 1756 or thereabouts. That he has no documentary evidence of his age nor has he ever seen any, that his information concerning his date and place of birth is devised from the tradition of his elder brothers and sisters and near relatives, his father and mother having both died whenhe was an infant. That his discharge papers were washed in his breaches or vest pocket by accident shortly after he got them and at the time he did not believe they were of any value and did not take but little care of the same. He further declares that his name is not on the pensionroll of any state or territory.

On August 22, 1838 Mary Walden signed an Affidavit (by her mark) in Putnam County, Indiana, the following are excerpts from said Affidavit:

She is a resident of the county and state aforesaid, she is 76 years of age and doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled 'an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows'. She states that she is John Walden's widow, that they were married April 10, 1874 and that he died on the 22nd day of December, 1835 7

Title: Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution buried in IndianaAbbrev: Amercian Rev. by IN DARAuthor: Compiler: Mrs Roscoe C O'ByrnePublication: Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, Brookville Indiana, 1938Repository:

Title: Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution buried in IndianaAbbrev: Amercian Rev. by IN DARAuthor: Compiler: Mrs Roscoe C O'ByrnePublication: Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, Brookville Indiana, 1938Repository:

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